President Bush Commutes Sentences for Two Former Border Patrol Agents

FoxNews.com brings us this bit of GOOD news this Monday and it goes like this...
On his last full day in office, President Bush commuted the controversial sentences of two former Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting a Mexican drug runner in 2005... The imprisonment of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean had sparked outcry from critics who said the men were just doing their jobs and were punished too harshly. They had been sentenced to 11- and 12-year sentences, respectively... Their sentences will now expire on March 20 of this year...
Read the full story HERE

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Well it is about TIME!!!

And with that said...

Thank you for doing this before leaving Office in the morning.

AubreyJ.........

President Bush Discusses the Economy from the Rose Garden

White House photo by David Bohrer

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Friday, October 10, 2008
About Photo: President George W. Bush addresses his remarks on the economy Friday morning, October 10th, in the Rose Garden at the White House. President Bush said that he understands that the startling drop in the stock market over the past few days has been a deeply unsettling period for the American people, but they need to know that the United States government is acting, and will continue to act to resolve this crisis and restore stability to our markets.
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Read the full Transcript or watch the video HERE

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* WashingtonPost.com reports on another wild ride at the Stock Markets today... At 2:00pm CDT the Dow Jones was down -463.87.
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> Keep up with today’s last hour of the Market reports at the Washington Post website HERE

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* POST UPDATE: 3:30pm CDT *

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What a Wild Ride on Wall Street Today!!!
This up and down day finally ends with...
Dow Jones Down -128
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* FOX/BUSINESS reports today’s wild ride this way...
Historic Losses Despite Late Rally
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There is some good news out there today, for most of us a least... And that good news is the New York Oil Futures fell just under $9.00 a barrel today. That in turn helped push Oil Prices below $78.00 a barrel.

Folks... Oil hasn’t been this low in over a year now!!!

And is it just me... or have you too noticed how fast gasoline prices are falling at the Pumps...?

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AubreyJ.........

President Bush Meets with Cabinet Members

President Bush Meets

with Cabinet Members
White House posting from Thursday, July 30, 2008
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About Photo: President George W. Bush, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and members of the Cabinet, addresses his remarks Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in the Rose Garden at the White House, urging Congress to lift the ban on offshore exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf.

President Bush had this to say, in part... Some members of Congress say they object to exploration of the OCS, but they are in favor of other actions -- such as taking oil out of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Well, if you agree that we need more oil, it makes no sense to say you're for draining our nation's limited Strategic Reserve, but against tapping into the vast resources of the Outer Continental Shelf...
Read the story or view the video HERE

From White House press release by Office of the Press Secretary
White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian